One of my favorite swords of all time. It's back on display at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. For many years it had not been displayed. I don't know the reason. Sorry the pictures are not better. Its some what hard to tell in these pictures but the blade has multiple fullers similar to a cinquedea. It also has a VERY broad double edged blade which has the overall size and shape of many type X blades.

That thing is a brute! The fullers are gorgeous, but I have always wondered about potential spikes in the stress load of the blade where they terminate and transition into the next set. A study into that would make for an interesting exercise in blade design.

DAMN!! Now THAT is a sword! One of the first thoughts that came to me when I saw the photos was how would a sword like that handle? What if an enterprising smith made a sword with that blade configuration and a less ornate handle and someone put it through it's paces? I think that would be fascinating!

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